The PlayPoint connects your DAC to the home network and delivers seamless, life-like music experience.

The PlayPoint is a Roon Core music server, UPnP server, Roon Ready player, UPnP/OpenHome player, Airplay player and Signalyst NAA player. It offers the best of the proprietary and the open-source audio technologies in one compact component.

RoonReady

Roon Core

HQPlayer NAA

OpenHome

UPnP

Exceptional Ergonomics

5-way volume synchronization, volume trimming for individual channels

Glass capacitive touch-screen for zero-configuration operation

Web interface for remote operation and advanced configuration from a mobile device

Remote support, remote upgrade

ENclusiv™ Comprehensive Sampling Rate support in stereo and multi-channel:

Native DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD512 (up to 24.576 MHz)

DSD over PCM (DoP) up to DSD256

DXD 352.8kHz /32bit

PCM 44.1 to 768kHz/32bit

Native DSD works best with Roon, NAA, JRiver, MinimServer, Twonky and Asset UPnP

When used with exaSound DACs, the PlayPoint is certified as a RoonReady player. Being RoonReady means that exaSound network players transparently discover and connect to Roon, with no network configuration, with bitperfect delivery of audio to your exaSound DAC. Roon Ready is the highest level of Roon integration. Roon technology is customized and embedded both in the player and the DAC for achieving best user experience. Together, Roon and exaSound deliver the power, flexibility, and performance benefits of networked audio, with the easiest setup and highest reliability available.

The easiest configuration for the exaSound PlayPoint is to use Roon and to store your music on a USB drive. It is illustrated on the diagram with red components and red connections. Here is how it works:

You need to connect the PlayPoint to your home router with Ethernet cable or with Wi-Fi.

Copy your music files to a USB drive and connect it to the PlayPoint.

Roon is a subscription service. You can find out more about the trial period and about subscription plans on the Roon website - RoonLabs.com.

The Roon playback engine - Roon Core is installed on the PlayPoint.

Playback is controlled by the Roon Remote App. Roon Remote is available for Apple iPhones, iPads and Android devices. You need to install it on your device from the App Store or Google Play. Playback can also be controlled from PC or Mac.

Roon connects to the Roon Service to retrieve well organized information about your music files.

Roon also provides access to the Tidal online streaming service.

The PlayPoint supports various advanced configurations:

It comes with a built-in UPnP music library server.

It can be controlled with UPnP, OpenHome and DLNA apps from iOS and Android tablets and phones.

The PlayPoint can be used as a Network Audio Adapter (NAA) end point with the Signalyst HQ Player.

The PlayPoint supports Apple AirPlay.

Large music libraries can be stored on Network Access Storage (NAS).

Mac, PC or Linux based computers can be used as Roon or HQ Player servers for advanced upsampling applications.